Police: Thieves use sledge hammer to burglarize pharmacy

4 arrested on in thefts

UPDATED 12:07 PM CDT Apr 02, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY -

Four men were arrested Saturday morning after stealing pills at a metro pharmacy and then trying to burglarize a second pharmacy, police said.

Security guards at the Walgreens in the 1600 block of 119th Street called officers early Saturday morning. According to police, the guards saw men passing stolen items out of the pharmacy drive-thru window.

Responding officers discovered the window had been bashed out with a sledge hammer and four pill bottles were missing. Police reviewed surveillance video, which showed two suspects stealing the items.

A short time later, a witness spotted four suspects appearing to be casing the Walgreens in the 2800 block of Southwest 29th Street, according to the police report. The witness told police one suspect was wearing a ski mask near the drive-thru window, and looked suspicious, investigators said.

Police said they were able to identity the suspects from the earlier surveillance video at the first Walgreens. Domnique Charles, 23, Brockrick Huery, 27, Adolfo Valdo Elizondo, 23, and John Boutte, 23 were arrested on burglary complaints.

Police said they found four large bottles of prescription medication in their car.

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